so i should get arma x anniversary pack?
i Always did want to find out day z and i need arma 2 for that or?

If you ONLY want to try DayZ, just ONLY buy ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead on STEAM. Then DL the ARMA 2 FREE game, run it once, then ARMA 2 OA, run it once and install the DayZ mod.

Then copy the ARMA 2 FREE "addons" folder over to your ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead directory and you are good to go. Cheapest way to play DayZ.

If you hate the lowres playermodels, buy the PMC DLC addon for all the hires player and weapons models.

BUT

I can tell you there are a TON of mods for ARMA 0 - Operation Flashpoint, ARMA 1, and ARMA 2 - Combined Operations.

I would totally get it if you are even remotely interested in milsims.

I have all the ARMA games, thanks steam for the last DLC sale, and can use ARMA 2 assets in ARMA 3 Beta Sandbox mode with the "all in arma" mod.

If you are looking to graduate from CS, BF3, COD shooters (nothing wrong with those) into a more refined yet challenging hardcore teamwork type game, ARMA series is where it is at, especially ARMA 2 with Arrowhead Operations addon on coop servers.

The series also has Cold War, Nam, WWII and other total conversions that make other shooters nearly obsolete, except for SciFi Fantasy shooters like Crysis or Quake/Doom type games.

There are already Stalker type mods for ARMA 2 that takes it up a notch tactically over the original series.

For the money, I would get the whole ARMA X + ACR DLC (not included) and play through one of the best milsim you can buy.

Huge community, tons of servers, and a great game ESPECIALLY if you like coop/teamwork.

I love zombie games such as SvenCoop for HL1, Killing Floor, L4D series but DayZ is just a side attraction to the rest of ARMA series.

acr dlc is it the Army of the Czech Republic for arma 2 combined ?
damn AMRA X or ARMA III Beta the later looks as nice as AMRA II even a bit nicer i guess either one is a good buy as i will get the full game on launch if i buy the beta and i guess new content and improvements will be made as time goes towards full game ?

so this is a hard choise get eh Anniversary now and ARMA III later or get the beta now and not have to pay for the full ARMA III later on

OP asks which of two, people recommend totally different item,
anyways, FC3.

Fair comment SLI-756,
Though my opinion of the two op mentioned along with the fact that he's strapped for cash, is that he purchase neither as I dont fell they're worth said cash, especially when one is on a tight budget.

i also noticed metro 2033 is cheap witcher 2 and dlc´s for skyrim might fit my budget and metro 2033 is one i haven´t played at all as is witcher 2 skyrim i have so buying legendary feels wrong as i can get the dlc´s or do i miss something that is in legendary only?

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if you already own Skyrim, then just grab the main two dlc's separate, theres heaps of mods that allow you to do the same as heathfire.

Metros awesome and a must play imo, though you'll get far more hours outta skyrim dlc and/or witcher 2, if thats on the table.

How did you reach that conclusion? Most replies said ArmA which was one of his 2 choices.

The ArmA series isn't for everyone however since it requires more than the attention span of a gnat to play. Some players can find this quite daunting and stick with the graphix of Crysis3. And did I mention the GRAPHIX?

Arm requires a herculean effort to memorize all those keymappings, god almighty. I'm not knocking the game mind you, but it's daunting for someone new.

Yes, you are correct. It is basically another campaign, new weapons, new units and new vehicles.

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damn AMRA X or ARMA III Beta the later looks as nice as AMRA II even a bit nicer i guess either one is a good buy as i will get the full game on launch if i buy the beta and i guess new content and improvements will be made as time goes towards full game ?

ARMA 3 will be the better game in the future. DX11, better engine, way more refined, near future premise - year 2035 conflict.

But ARMA 3 lacks mainly the singleplayer campaign, new maps (in development) while it is still in beta. I am playing it because I liked the ARMA series and am using ARMA 3 as a sandbox.

Checkout this video to see how ARMA 2 contents looks in the ARMA 3 engine, and you can imagine how great ARMA 3 will be when the game is final and people start porting mods over.

It is cheaper this way for you and you basically get the entire ARMA X series in the ARMA 2 engine. But you will not be able to play any original Operation Flashpoint or ARMA 1 mods unless it gets ported to ARMA 2 or ARMA 3.

Lastly, You should go ahead right now and download the ARMA 2 FREE demo off steam, log into a few public servers and play some coop games before the steam sale ends.

That will give you a good idea if you are even up to ARMA in the first place.

Like others have said... Buy Far Cry 3, play it a few times, Buy ARMA X or ARMA 3, you will play it for a long time.